Recorded in East Nashville at the home studio of bluegrass guitarist Jake Stargel, Flyin’ High is composed of raw takes—no click tracks—similar to Bela Fleck’s Drive, or Tony Rice’s work at Arch Studios with Bill Wolf, who the band cite as some of their most notable influences. After Tony Rice’s passing last year, lead singer/guitarist CJ Cain wanted to honor Rice’s legacy and decided to cold-call Bill Wolf to see if he would master the album; Wolf agreed. “For a guy who’s done iconic albums all his life, he put a ton of work into this,” Cain says. “Bill told me to listen to it to see if I was satisfied with it, and I was like, ‘Man, what am I supposed to listen for?’ And he said, ‘Is it fun to listen to?’ I think he accomplished that.”
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